US Resolution Commemorates 200th Anniversary of Exodus of Missolonghi, Introduced by Gus Bilirakis

Congressman Bilirakis receives honorary citizenship of Messolonghi from the city’s mayor. Credit: Facebook / Greece successful Washington

Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis introduced this week a House Resolution recognizing the 200th day of the heroic Exodus of Missolonghi and commemorating its humanities value to the Greek War of Independence.

House Resolution 1203 was submitted to the 2nd league of the 119th Congress, and was referred to the Committee connected Foreign Affairs connected April 21.

As an acknowledgment of his significant contribution to the Hellenic causes and to the promotion of the bicentennial day of the Exodus of Messolonghi successful the United States, Congressman Bilirakis was bestowed the Honorary Citizenship of Missolonghi during a peculiar ceremonial that took spot successful Washington.

Hosted by Antonis Alexandridis, Ambassador of Greece to the United States of America, astatine the Residence of Greece successful Washington, the lawsuit was organised successful grant of Congressman Gus, who is besides Co-Chair of the Congresional Hellenic Caucus, and the Mayor of the Sacred City of Missolonghi Spyros Diamantopoulos, presently connected an authoritative sojourn to Washington DC connected the juncture of the presumption of House Resolution 1203.

House Resolution successful Recognition of Missolonghi heroism and sacrifice

The metropolis of Missolonghi, occidental Greece, is renowened arsenic a heroic arsenic overmuch arsenic martyr municipality of the Greek War of Independence.

It endured 3 exhausting sieges betwixt 1822 and 1826, culminating successful the heroic Exodus connected April 10, 1826, erstwhile its defenders and civilians chose sacrifice and grant implicit submission.

The Exodus of Missolonghi, commemorated this twelvemonth for its 200th anniversary, “exemplified the cosmopolitan ideals of liberty, altruism, quality dignity, and sacrifice for the greater good, leaving a lasting imprint not lone connected Greek past but besides connected planetary consciousness,” House Resolution 1203 points out.

Greece marked the 200th day of the Exodus of Missolonghi with spiritual ceremonies, nationalist tributes, taste events and humanities remembrance. Credit: Greek Reporter

“The Greek War of Independence resonated profoundly with the radical of the United States, who viewed the conflict arsenic a combat for liberty and arsenic a revival of the antiauthoritarian ideals of ancient Greece, which helped animate the founding of the American Republic,” it adds.

American philhellenes who traveled to Greece and fought alongside Greek state fighters successful Missolonghi included George Jarvis, William Townsend Washington, and Jonathan Peckham Miller, who took portion successful the Exodus and offered invaluable assistance to its besieged population. According to House Resolution 1203, the shared past of sacrifice and solidarity betwixt the peoples of Greece and the United States continues to service arsenic a instauration for the enduring relationship and strategical concern betwixt the 2 nations.

Therefore, it asks that the U.S. House of Representatives recognizes and honors the 200th day of the Exodus of Missolonghi arsenic a defining infinitesimal successful the Greek War of Independence and a landmark lawsuit successful satellite past and that it promotes greater consciousness of its humanities and motivation significance.

A bid of religious, civic and taste events, honoring the 200th day of the Exodus of Missolonghi were introduced successful Greece earlier successful April.

In March, successful a show of bipartisan unity successful the United States Congress, members of the House of Representatives introduced another resolution celebrating the 205th day of Greek Independence.